$75k football scholarship

John Penyas, 2014 St Paul’s graduate and University of Waikato Sir Edmund Hillary Scholar, has been awarded a one-year full-fee scholarship to Berkshire Preparatory School in the United States valued at $NZ75,000.

Michael Groom, former All White and St Paul’s 1st XI football coach says John was selected from a pool of talented footballers located worldwide.

"Berkshire recruit from all over the world, so John’s selection as the top recruit and the scale of the scholarship reflect the contribution he will be able to bring to the school," Michael said.

"He will be expected to play his part in the continued dominance of the Berkshire team. Berkshire has an impressive stature in American soccer and top universities actively recruit from this school. This opens up all sorts of possibilities for John in the future."

John will leave in August to take up the scholarship.